Pitcher



Dec. 31, `1929'. J, H, SAGER 1,741,339

PITCHER Filed April 13, 1926v support as possible to assure that Patented Dec. 31,v 1929 UNITED s'rA JESSE n. snella, or sm'rnroN,

iEN'NsYLvANIA PITCHER Application led April 13,

' Containers of liquid food in which they are sold are usually so unattractive looking as to be objectionable for placing upon the dining table, and besides the tops or caps must be perforated for pouring out their contents, and the perforation is not conveniently done, and it is not easy to pour out the contents through such a perforation, and an unsightly appearance is almost certain to exist. I have in mindparticularly cans in which condensed milk is sold, and the glass jars or bottles in which cream and fresh milk are sold, and in embodying my invention I have had these instances particularly in mind, but, of course, do not limit myself to the use of my invention*` as hereinafter set forth to these'particu.- lar cases of liquid food or beverages. vMy invention consists in whatever is described by or is includedwithin the terms or scope of 2o the appended claims.

In the drawings: j Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a pitcher or jug embodying my invention, suited for use with a glass bottle containing cream or milk, the lid or cover being shown open Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof, the cover being shown closed;

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Fig. 4 is a view similar bodiment of my invention, densed milk containers;

Fig. 5 is adetail view ing another embodiment suitable for containers of where thecaps or covers are board. j My invention is'embodied in a jug or pitcher, 10, having a andle,` 11, and a. hinged cover, 12, where the handle joins the cover, and having diametrically opposite, an upward and outwardly curved pouring spout, 13, which opens'through the underside of the cover close lto the rim ofthe paper cap or -coveibrt', o the glass cream or milk bottle, B, when placed in the pitcher, so thata perforating projection, 14, on the underside of the cover will engage the cap or cover. as near to its edge the peri` to Fig. 3 of an emsuitable for conin'secti'on illustrat= .of my invention, milk or cream, made of card' ling the same,

3 is a detail view in horizontalsection l against lateral displacement, a gasket, 16, of

.mentof preferably hinged atthe point- 1926. Serial No. 101,775.

forating projection, 14, will pass through the cap without bending it downward or distorting it, andV5 thus assure a perforation in the cap which willv not result .in leakage around the projection, 14. The perforating projection, 14, is made tapering so that it .will not only readily perforate the cover or cap, but therewill be a tight fit of the walls of the hole upon the projection to promote a nonleaking joint between them". The projection or 4perforation is preferably made substan-Y tially elliptical in cross section with the long axis of the ellipseI parallel with the circumference of the cap or cover, C, soas to. avoid deformation of the cap or cover, in perforatwhich -is apt to result with a perforating projection that is round in'cro'ss section. The perforating projection, 14',-

may be an extension of the end of the pouring nozzle or spout, and it is provided next the inner end of the spout with a transverse slot or hole, 15, which when the cover is closed extends or is situated beneath the cap or cover, C, -and thus, provides a free passage into the nozzle of the co'ntents ofthe jar or bottle. For the double purpose of sealing the mouth vof the jar or bottle above he cap,l or closure, and to aid in holding t e latter some yieldable material, which may be cork, is secured to the underside of the -lid, 12, in position to engage the rim of the bottle or jar, and preferably the underside of the lid has a downwardly projecting rim or annulai` flange, 17, which will enter the mouth of the bottle or jar, B, and reach to the top of the cap or cover, fold purpose of preventing lateral displacethe bottle or jar when in the pitcher,

C, even should and-will seat the cap or cover the perforator 14, place it. In the case-of the embodiment of my invention densedl milk,

for cans or containers o f conthere 1s need only for a r1m,

f 170, that will encompass or encircle the outside of the condensed milk container at the top. Ofcourse, instead of a rim there could be simply several spaced projections. And in this case, as shown in Fig; 4 a gasket, 160, say of cork, may-be applied around the inner This will serve the twohave any tendency to 'disend of the pouring nozzle, which will press against the top of the condensed milk can around the perforations which makes a leak proof joint.

Itisof course, desirable. that the lid, l2, when closed shall be firmly held in a closed position to 'maintain leak-tight contact with the can or rbottle "tops or, closures.` F or this purpose I provide a spring latch, 18, secured tothe pitcher so as to project above the rim thereof, situated. to pass through a slot or 'notch, 19, at the edge of the lid immediately below the pouring nozzle-or spoilt. The upper edge of the spring latch is beveled so that it is more or less sharp and the described location witheference to the spout makes the latter a guard, and also prevents the application of more than enough force to free the latch, and thus avoids the danger of injuring the latch so that it would fail to hold the lid in that tight condition which is a requisite to a practical article to serve the purpose of my inventiorn/ Of course,'air inust be permitted to enter .the container to cause the outflow of its liquid contents. For that purpose I provide a plunger, 20, that passes through a vertical hole in the pitcher lid, the lower end of which is sharpened or pointed, and the upper end of which has a head, 2l, so that when downward pressure is. applied to-the head by the thumb ofthe hand holding the pitcher handle, the plunger will be forced downward and a perforation maldecin the bottleor can top or closure. tween thetop of the lid and the underside of theplunge'r head automatically lifts the plunger head to remove the-pointed end from the hole.. itmakes, so that there may be no obstruction to .the free flow of air into the bottle or can. Preferably a small hole or perforation, 23, is made through the pitcher lid for the flow of air.

As shown in Fig. 5, the perforationv for establishing communication between the interior of the bottle or jar, and the pouring nozzle, may be a screw-form device comprising a shank, 24, which passes vertically through the pouring nozzle with a head on the outside of the latter, and having an auger bit form of point, 25, which will screw through the bottle cap or cover, and exert a lifting action upon the cap or cover on .the

underside to press'it against the adjacent surjoint.

Preferably in the case of the paper cap v'perforating projection, 14, the latter has a such as a condensed milk container has, the

straight formy of perforating projection. 14,

A coil spring, 22, interposed be.

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face ofthe pitcher lid to make a liquid-tight is preferable to avoid any tendency of the' There is the likelihood, especially with i thick liquid like condensed milk, of the pouring nozzle being clogged. It will, therefore, be desirable in pitchers for this use to provide a brush that may be thrust into the nozzle to remove any obstruction therein.

It will be seen that by my invention I provide a highly useful 'article of tableware which will most easily and satisfactorily pro-A vide the necessary perforation in liquid containers, which will afford a most convenient way of pouring the contents of such containers, and which may be given .an external appearance that will provide -an attractive article for dining table use. n

lVhat I claim is:

l. A pitcher-like article having a movable lid provided with a pouring nozzle, a perfo i'ator on the underside of the lid situated to perforate a closure of a liquid container near the rim thereof, said perforator extending from the' entrance end of the nozzle and spaced therefrom to allow free passage of fluid into the nozzle, and a container engaging part carried by said lid to confine the container against misplacement and movable into contact with the mouthof the container ypitcher-like article loose or free therein, and

a container engaging part carried by the lid to conline the .container against displacement and being of ring-form so as to enter and `contact with the mouth of the container andmake a tight oint therewith.

I n testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my JEssE H. sAeER. 

